Francis Beaumont quotes

Nose, nose, jolly red nose, And who gave thee this jolly red nose . . . Nutmegs and ginger, cinnamon and cloves, And they gave me this jolly red nose. (Francis Beaumont)
Envy, like the worm, never runs but to the fairest fruit; like a cunning bloodhound, it singles out the fattest deer in the flock. View quote
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Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never fly with them to heaven. View quote
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It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it. View quote
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Nothing's so dainty sweet as lovely melancholy. View quote
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Oh, love will make a dog howl in rhyme. View quote
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You are no better than you should be. View quote
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Let us have care not to disclose our hearts to the those who shut up theirs against us. View quote
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Let no man fear to die, we love to sleep all, and death is but the sounder sleep. View quote
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There is a method in man's wickedness; it grows up by degrees. View quote
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Kiss till the cow comes home. (Francis Beaumont)
But what is past my help is past my care. View quote
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Plot me no plots. View quote
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She's private to herself and best of knowledge Whom she'll make so happy as to sigh for. View quote
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What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid! heard words that have been So nimble and so full of subtile flame As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life. View quote
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Mortality, behold and fear! What a change of flesh is here! Think how many royal bones Sleep within this heap of stones: Here they lie, had realms and lands, Who now want strength to stir their hands. View quote
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The true way to gain much, is never to desire to gain too much. View quote
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Bad's the best of us. View quote
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Our lives are but our marches to the grave. View quote
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The greatest attribute of Heaven is mercy. View quote
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All confidence which is not absolute and entire, is dangerous. There are few occasions but where a man ought either to say all, or conceal all; for, how little so ever you have revealed of your secret to a friend, you have already said too much if you think it not safe to make him privy to all particulars. (Francis Beaumont)
Daisies smell-less, yet most quaint, And sweet thyme true, Primrose, first born child of Ver, Merry Spring-time's harbinger. View quote
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Interest makes some people blind, and others quick-sighted. View quote
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As men Do walk a mile, women should talk an hour, After supper. 'Tis their exercise. View quote
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Honor's a thing too subtle for wisdom if honor lie in eating, he's right honorable. View quote
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